Go Tours Hawaii · Waikiki
Go Tours Hawaii's temple day: Byodo-In with entry paid, Kualoa, a long farm stop in Kahuku and a turtle beach near Haleiwa. Pick it for variety; there are ten stops and none runs past 40 minutes.
This is the sister of Go Tours' waterfall loop, with the temple instead of Waimea Valley. After the meeting point it stops 20 minutes each at Diamond Head and the Halona Blowhole, then crosses to the windward side for 30 minutes at Byodo-In Temple (the $10 adult entry is included) and 30 at Tropical Farms. Kualoa gets 20, Kahuku Farms 40, the North Shore and Sunset Beach 20 each, Pua'ena Point 20 for turtle spotting, and Dole 30.
No stop runs long, and guests notice: one August 2026 reviewer wished she had known there is no time to ride the train at Dole. Food is not included. The operator's own description mentions garlic shrimp, Kona coffee and macadamia samples, which you buy or taste as you go, and the 40-minute farm stop is the natural lunch. The Kahuku Farms cafe opens 11 AM to 4 PM and closes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, so a Thursday to Monday date gets you the smoothies.
Pickup works like the waterfall tour: six fixed points from the Ala Moana Hotel (6:50 AM) to the Twin Fin trolley stop (7:20 AM), no hotel door. Hanauma Bay, Makapu'u, Pipeline, Laniakea and Pearl Harbor are drive-bys. The turtle stop is a look from the sand, not a snorkel, and the 10-foot rule applies.
Six fixed Waikiki and Ala Moana points; the earliest is curbside at the Ala Moana Hotel.
Twenty minutes at each, with Hanauma Bay and Sandy Beach from the window.
Half an hour at the temple to ring the bell and see the koi, then half an hour of nut and coffee samples.
Twenty minutes at Kualoa Regional Park, then 40 at Kahuku Farms for lunch or a smoothie.
Twenty minutes each at the North Shore, Sunset Beach and Pua'ena Point, a beach turtles favour.
Thirty minutes at Dole Plantation, then the drive past Pearl Harbor to Waikiki.
★★★★★Great day out, suitable for any age! Despite the fact it was a big trip was not tiring at all and well paced. Driver Lani was awesome.
★★★★★I was here for work, so only had one day to see the island, and I couldn’t have asked for a better tour.
★★★★★Loved all the stops for photo opportunities and the local vendors and multiple locations.
★★★★★Robert was on time, very informative, funny, and the tour went by in a flash! He pointed out so many more additional details and knew the roads well.
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Yes. The $10 adult admission is in the price, and you get 30 minutes at the temple.
No swim. Pua'ena Point is a 20-minute beach stop for spotting turtles from the shore; stay 10 feet away.
No. The listing asks you to bring money for food and drinks; the 40-minute Kahuku Farms stop is the natural lunch.
At one of six fixed points in Waikiki and Ala Moana, from 6:50 to 7:20 AM. There is no hotel-door pickup.
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Byodo-In entry, Kualoa, Kahuku Farms and a turtle beach on one full day.
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